Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 50-7-.01 - General Eligibility Criteria

(1) Applicants for examination who qualify under Code Section 43-4-11(b)(1) must have enrolled in the Intern Development Program (IDP) training requirements set forth in Rule 50-7-.02 in order to meet acceptable practical experience requirements for eligibilit for certification.

(2) Applicants for examination who qualify under Code Section 43-4-11(b)(2) must have completed a minimum of ten years' acceptable practical experience, including academic training, following completion of high school or the equivalent in order to be eligible to take the examination. As part of the acceptable practical experience, the applicant must have completed the Intern Development Program (IDP) training requirements set forth in Rule 50-7-.02. The remaining experience, including academic training, must be earned in accordance with that described in Rule 50-7-.03.

(a) No IDP training credits may be earned prior to satisfactory completion of five years of acceptable practical experience, including academic training, as described in Rule 50-7-.03.

(b) In evaluating credit for academic training and/or practical experience obtained concurrently in part-time or full-time endeavors described in Rule 50-7-.03, credits will be prorated between endeavors on the basis of a standard work week, with the combined credit not to exceed a 40-hour work week.

(3) Applicants for examination who qualify under Code Section 43-4-11(b)(3) must have completed a minimum of six years' acceptable practical experience in order to be eligible to take the examination. As part of the acceptable practical experience, the applicant must have completed the Intern Development Program (IDP) training requirements set forth in Rule 50-7-.02. The remaining experience must be earned in accordance with that described in Rule 50-7-.03(1) or through the completion of additional IDP training.

(a) No IDP training credits may be earned prior to completion of the bachelor's degree described in Code Section 43-4-11(b)(3).

(b) In evaluating credit for academic training and/or practical experience obtained concurrently in part-time or full-time endeavors described in Rule 50-7-.03(1) credits will be prorated between endeavors on the basis of a standard work week, with the combined credit not to exceed a 40-hour work week.

(c) A "bachelor's degree with a substantial concentration in architecture approved by the Board" is defined as a preprofessional degree program that is recognized as sufficient to satisfy the entrance requirements for a candidate's direct entry into a National Architectural Accrediting Board ("NAAB") accredited master's degree program. A "Board approved school or college" is defined as a school or college which offers a bachelor's degree program with substantial concentration in architecture as defined above and which has awarded bachelor degrees to at least one class of students who have completed the school's or college's full preprofessional degree curriculum.

(4) The Board may accept training and experience that it deems substantially equivalent to the requirements set forth in this chapter.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 50-7-.01

O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-4-9 and 43-4-11.

Original Rule entitled "Acceptable Practical Experience" adopted. F. Nov. 14, 1975; eff. Dec. 4, 1975. Amended: F. Mar. 4, 1980; eff. Mar. 24, 1980. Amended: F. Dec. 16, 1982; eff. Jan. 5, 1983. Amended: F. Nov. 15, 1983; eff. Dec. 5, 1983. Repealed: New Rule entitled "General Eligibility Criteria" adopted. F. Oct. 18, 1985; eff. Nov. 7, 1985. Amended: F. Dec. 12, 1986; eff. Jan. 1, 1987. Amended: F. Aug. 14, 2002; eff. Sept. 3, 2002. Amended: F. Jan. 30, 2013; eff. Feb. 19, 2013. Amended: F. Feb. 25, 2014; eff. Mar. 17, 2014.